Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics™, today announced that Dr. Stephen A. Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 13th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference at the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time.